Sacklers Gave Millions to Institution That Advises on Opioid Policy

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By BY CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/Ickm5Rn
via IFTTT Conflicts of Interest, Opioids and Opiates, Philanthropy, OxyContin (Drug), Suits and Litigation (Civil), United States Politics and Government, Pain-Relieving Drugs Even as the nation’s drug crisis mounted, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine continued to accept funds from some members of the Sackler family, including those involved with Purdue Pharma.

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